Strawberries with Cheesecake filling

Strawberries with Cheesecake filling

It’s summer time and that means strawberries are extra good. Mr. Bear and I had a Memorial Day party and I was looking for some new ideas.  I usually make chocolate covered strawberries.  However, I figured it was time to try something else.  I saw a recipe on Pinterest that sparked my interest-strawberries with cheesecake filling.  Oh yeah momma!  However, the thought of hulling all of those strawberries didn’t excite me.  I went to Williams Sonoma and bought a strawberry huller .

That made the process a LOT faster.  It really didn’t take much time at all.  And our guests ate them up!  I was barely able to get a picture.  My only suggestion is to double the recipe.  They go fast! 

Ingredients:
-1 lb large strawberries
-8 oz. cream cheese, softened 

 -3-4 tbsp powdered sugar (4 tbsp for a sweeter filling)
-1 tsp vanilla extract
-graham cracker crumbs

Directions:
1. Rinse strawberries and cut around the top of the strawberry. Remove the top and clean out with a paring knife, if necessary (some may already be hollow inside). Prep all strawberries and set aside.

2. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy. Add cream cheese mix to a piping bag or ziploc with the corner snipped off. Fill strawberries with cheesecake mixture. Once strawberries are filled, dip the top in graham cracker crumbs. If not serving immediately, refrigerate until serving.